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May 24, 2024
Time/Weather

“I’m so old I remember when global warming was called Summer”

Many people do not believe in "climate change" or "global warming." "When i was young global warming was called summer time" was posted on X/Twitter by joseph cotton…

June 14, 2023
Radio/Television

“I’m so old I remember when there were white people on tv commercials”

"I'm so old I remember when there were white people on tv commercials" (shown on an image) was posted on America's Best Pics & Videos on December 7, 2021. It's not…

June 9, 2021
Sports/Games

“I’m so old, I can remember playing solitaire with an actual deck of cards”

"I'm so old, I can remember playing solitaire with an actual deck of cards" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Many -- perhaps most -- people now play solitaire on…

July 6, 2021
Food/Drink

“I’m so old, I remember when vodka only came in vodka flavor”

"I'm so old, I remember when vodka only came in vodka flavor" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Vodka now comes in many flavors. "Remember when vodka…

September 29, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I’m so old, I went to an antique auction and three people bid on me”

Some people are so old, they're antiques. "I can tell that I am getting older I went to an antique auction today and three people bid on Me!" was pote on Facebook by Jonathan Ritter…

October 8, 2009
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I’m so poor I can’t afford to pay attention”

"I'm so poor I can't afford to pay attention" is a quip that's found its way onto T-shirts. The saying is cited in print from at least 1964, but became popular in the 1990s…

November 29, 2020
Time/Weather

“I’m so poor my only funds are daylight savings”

Daylight Savings Time is not monetary savings, but there are jokes. "I'm so poor by the end of next month even my daylight savings account will be depleted" was posted on Twitter by…

April 24, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I’m so single when they ask for an emergency contact, I’ve just been putting Jesus”

"I'm so single when they ask for an emergency contact, I've just been putting Jesus" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many employers and health…

May 8, 2020
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I’m so tempted to do a musical joke. But I’ll refrain”

"Refrain" can be a verb or a noun. "I was going to make a bad music pun, but I'll refrain from doing as such" was posted on Twitter by Morris Dutchley on October 3, 2011.…

July 13, 2024
Food/Drink

“I’m somewhere between a donut and a juice cleanse”

"Somewhere between a donut/doughnut and a juice cleanse" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker is somewhere between doing something bad for the body and…

July 13, 2024
Food/Drink

“I’m somewhere between a doughnut and a juice cleanse”

"Somewhere between a donut/doughnut and a juice cleanse" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker is somewhere between doing something bad for the body and…

July 31, 2023
Time/Weather

“I’m sorry for the things I said when it was winter”

"I'm sorry for the things I said when it was winter" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least April 2014 and is of…

December 4, 2016
Food/Drink

“I’m sorry for what I said when I was hungry”

"I'm sorry for what I said when I was hungry" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was first posted on Twitter on April 11, 2012. TwitterGeneva…

January 29, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I’m sorry, but you can’t *always* be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average…”

Some call centers always seem to state that they are experiencing a higher volume of calls than average, and they always place customers on hold. "Why is it that all the places one calls are…

November 9, 2015
Transportation

“I’m speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I’m going”

"I'm speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I'm going" is a jocular line that has been printed on bumper stickers. The line -- often given in lists of…

January 7, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I’m starting a company recycling discarded chewing gum. I just need help getting it off the ground”

"I'm looking to start up my own business, recycling discarded chewing gum. Just need help getting it off the ground" was posted on Twitter by Sickipedia Official (and many others) on…

July 30, 2009
Food/Drink

“I’m starvin’ like Marvin” (Starvin’ Marvin)

"Starvin' Marvin" is a name that rhymes, like "Stormin' Norman." "Starvin' Marvin" was used in an ad in the Hartford (CT) Courant on May 1, 1952. A…

June 15, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I’m staying home today. I have mood poisoning”

"I'm staying home today. I have mood poisoning" -- a pun on "food poisoning -- is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I’m staying home today! I’ve…

February 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I’m still tired from yesterday’s tired. Today isn’t looking so good, and I’ve already used up…”

"I'm still tired from yesterday's tired" and "I'm still tired from yesterday's tired. Today isn't looking so good, and I've already used up…

February 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I’m still tired from yesterday’s tired”

"I'm still tired from yesterday's tired" and "I'm still tired from yesterday's tired. Today isn't looking so good, and I've already used up…

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